वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-55, verse-19

प्राज्वलद्ब्रह्मदण्डश्च वसिष्ठस्य करोद्यतः ।
विधूम इव कालाग्निर्यमदण्ड इवापरः ॥१९॥

19. prājvaladbrahmadaṇḍaśca vasiṣṭhasya karodyataḥ ,
vidhūma iva kālāgniryamadaṇḍa ivāparaḥ.

19. prājvalat brahmadaṇḍaḥ ca vasiṣṭhasya karodyataḥ
vidhūmaḥ iva kālāgniḥ yamadaṇḍaḥ iva aparaḥ

19. ca vasiṣṭhasya karodyataḥ brahmadaṇḍaḥ prājvalat
kālāgniḥ vidhūmaḥ iva aparaḥ yamadaṇḍaḥ iva

19. And Vasiṣṭha's divine staff (brahmadaṇḍa), uplifted in his hand, blazed forth (prājvalat) like the smokeless fire of universal destruction (kālāgni), or like another staff of Yama.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राज्वलत् (prājvalat) - blazing forth, emitting light (blazing, shining forth)

• ब्रह्मदण्डः (brahmadaṇḍaḥ) - the divine staff (brahmadaṇḍa) of Vasiṣṭha (divine staff, staff of Brahman)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of the sage Vasiṣṭha (of Vasiṣṭha)

• करोद्यतः (karodyataḥ) - uplifted in his hand (uplifted in hand, raised by hand)

• विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless (fire) (smokeless, free from smoke)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - the fire of universal destruction (kālāgni) (fire of time/destruction, the destructive fire at the end of an eon)

• यमदण्डः (yamadaṇḍaḥ) - the staff of Yama (the god of death) (staff of Yama)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (staff of Yama) (other, another, different)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राज्वलत् (prājvalat) - blazing forth, emitting light (blazing, shining forth)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pra-jval

√jval - to blaze, shine, burn

Present Active Participle

Present participle (parasmaipada, masculine, singular, nominative) from √jval with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmadaṇḍaḥ'.

ब्रह्मदण्डः (brahmadaṇḍaḥ) - the divine staff (brahmadaṇḍa) of Vasiṣṭha (divine staff, staff of Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmadaṇḍa

brahmadaṇḍa - the staff of Brahmā, a divine staff, a magic staff wielded by Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+daṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), the absolute reality
  noun (masculine)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, punishment, power
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb of being.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of the sage Vasiṣṭha (of Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous sage)

Note: Possessive, indicating ownership of the staff.

करोद्यतः (karodyataḥ) - uplifted in his hand (uplifted in hand, raised by hand)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karodyata

karodyata - raised by hand, having one's hand lifted

Compound of 'kara' (hand) and 'udyata' (uplifted, ready)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+udyata)

• kara – hand, ray, tax
  noun (masculine)
• udyata – lifted up, raised, ready, prepared
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'ud-yam' (to lift up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmadaṇḍaḥ'.

विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless (fire) (smokeless, free from smoke)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless, without smoke

'vi' (without) + 'dhūma' (smoke)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

• vi – asunder, apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kālāgniḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - the fire of universal destruction (kālāgni) (fire of time/destruction, the destructive fire at the end of an eon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālāgni

kālāgni - the fire of destruction at the end of an age (kalpa), universal conflagration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+agni)

• kāla – time, destiny, death, a period of time
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Term of comparison.

यमदण्डः (yamadaṇḍaḥ) - the staff of Yama (the god of death) (staff of Yama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yamadaṇḍa

yamadaṇḍa - the staff of Yama (god of death), a symbol of punishment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+daṇḍa)

• yama – Yama (god of death), restraint, discipline
  noun (masculine)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, punishment, power
  noun (masculine)

Note: Term of comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (staff of Yama) (other, another, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

Note: Agrees with 'yamadaṇḍaḥ'.